Sustainable development and EMUbikes

Not many people ride bikes at EMU, and sometimes the weather is less than favorable. We can't change the weather (or are we doing it- climate change?) but we can bring bikes to EMU

The sustainable development class was amazing. For the first time many of us who felt like the proverbial fish out of water found others who cared about what is happening on campus, in the world. And as all wanted to do, we are doing something about it.

I began the class with a call to revolution. EMU could not stay the way it was. We could do something about it. Well, maybe we didn't overturn the school, but we have met a lot of interested parties on campus who care about changing the world and our campus, and along the way we came up with a few ideas of things we could do to mark our tenure at the school and in our class. And from this has come our contribution, EMUbikes.

Several students have supported the idea by going to meetings, researching what needs to be done in order to make our dream a reality - bring bikes on to campus for use by all. Right now we are seeking facilities for the program. We have several possibilities that are being studied now. We have several bikes that have been donated and many more coming soon. We will need though some equipment, accessories, and people to work in the maintenance shop. Volunteers accepted!

The other project that students strongly support and we have heard some support from faculty too is a garden, specifically a hoop garden that will grow vegetables 10 out of 12 months a year. This one is going to required more money, but if we start now, we can get this as well. At least the ball has started to roll. But one thing at a time. Let's get EMUbikes rolling and then we can move on to a garden and serving the food on campus. Local food!